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#1 2008-03-19 2:58 am
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Guitar Hero Oh Noes
Beatles Guitar Hero Game Coming?
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Activision's Guitar Hero franchise could get the right to use the lucrative Beatles song library for a future game in the series. ..snip:
Martin N. "Marty" Bandier, the top executive at the music publishing company that owns the John Lennon- Paul McCartney copyrights, said he liked the idea of a dedicated Beatles edition of Guitar Hero, Activision Inc.'s hugely popular video-game franchise.
"It's something we have talked about and something I'd like to pursue," said Bandier, who last year took over as chairman and chief executive at Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsart … chid=20045
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#2 2008-03-19 7:12 am
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so let me get this right ... they wont let itunes sell the music ... but they will let a bunch of leet high school kids button mash to beatles music while shlugging monster and filling there face with chips 
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#3 2008-03-19 7:40 am
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mrreet2001 wrote:
so let me get this right ... they wont let itunes sell the music ... but they will let a bunch of leet high school kids button mash to beatles music while shlugging monster and filling there face with chips
They are two completely different things.
That being said, I think Guitar Hero: The Beatles would suck as much as Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (already announced), or Guitar Hero 3.
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#4 2008-03-19 10:58 am
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Don't get me started on Guitar Hero Aerosmith. 
That announcement led me to run out and buy Rock Band. Still, which ever franchise is released with the Beatles will get my lunch money.
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#5 2008-03-19 11:00 am
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Guitar Hero: Beatles would be the perfect title for Activision to add drums and a mic to the mix. As pocketbook jarring as it would be, I'd buy at least the game... and hope for a hack to let Rock Band instruments work with it. But only if it isnt full of covers rather than the actual Beatles.
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#6 2008-03-19 11:39 am
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Warin wrote:
While my Plastic Guitar Shaped Controller Gently Weeps.... ROCK ON!
I was sooo close to writing that.
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#7 2008-03-19 5:36 pm
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RobertoBaldwin wrote:
Don't get me started on Guitar Hero Aerosmith.
How is that bad? Seems like it'd be fun to play '73-'91 anyway...
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#8 2008-03-20 2:59 pm
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I know why they picked Aerosmith. The band has a large fan base and everyone knows their songs. I personally, find them about one step above a bar band. That's just my opinion.
I'm sure it'll sell better then my choices for Guitar Hero. I will list those here, in no particular order, for all to mock.
Prince
Metallica
The Who
AC/DC
Muse
Joe Satriani
Led Zeppelin
The Police
The White Stripes
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#9 2008-03-20 4:11 pm
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Man i'm gonna have to listen to more beatles crap when I walk into electronics departments now 
. Already listen to it in about a billion stores across this country tuned into oldies stations. I just can't stand it anymore.
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#10 2008-03-20 5:34 pm
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the whole "dedicated" game thing that activision is doing is stupid.
variety is what makes these game fun.
and, just like albums have weak tracks. no band has an entire setlist that i would want to play, let alone discography.
not to mention, that any of these stupid stand alone games could just be downloadable content for one they've already released.
rockband is killin' guitar hero these days.
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#11 2008-03-20 6:13 pm
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I can't believe how quickly this went from cool underground indie game to gigantic, crappy, corporate sellout.
...just like a real band!
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#12 2008-03-20 6:31 pm
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NightCougar_37 wrote:
Man i'm gonna have to listen to more beatles crap when I walk into electronics departments now
I can never get enough Beatles. :¬)
Yay Beatles.
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#13 2008-03-20 6:55 pm
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Rukh wrote:
the whole "dedicated" game thing that activision is doing is stupid.
variety is what makes these game fun.
and, just like albums have weak tracks. no band has an entire setlist that i would want to play, let alone discography.
not to mention, that any of these stupid stand alone games could just be downloadable content for one they've already released.
rockband is killin' guitar hero these days.
I dunno...I like it. If you like a specific band, I think it would be cool to follow along thru a career mode of sorts...and if you don't like the band, don't buy it, eh? I personally have liked aerosmith since I was in 4th grade...and they were the first band I saw live (5th grade), so I'm pretty stoked to pick this one up. Like I mentioned earlier tho, everything past '91...meh....
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#14 2008-03-20 8:46 pm
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Personally, I want "Guitar Hero: Opeth Edition" so I can strum my way through some 10+ minute long progressive death metal songs. If you thought "One" and "Through the Fire and Flames" demanded stamina...
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#15 2008-03-20 10:48 pm
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RobertoBaldwin wrote:
I know why they picked Aerosmith. The band has a large fan base and everyone knows their songs. I personally, find them about one step above a bar band. That's just my opinion.
I'm sure it'll sell better then my choices for Guitar Hero. I will list those here, in no particular order, for all to mock.
Prince
Metallica
The Who
AC/DC
Muse
Joe Satriani
Led Zeppelin
The Police
The White Stripes
Yep, I'd rather play any of those than Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
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